A round the clock telephone helpline and 24-hour psychiatric services in Accident Emergency Departments: just some of the support NHS England (London) says Londoners experiencing mental health crisis should expect to receive in future under new mental health crisis care standards announced today. Experts from 22 organisations including Mind, the Metropolitan Police, NHS, social care, […]

NHS England and London Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) today (15 October) welcomed the publication of the London Health Commission report, “Better Health for London”. Commenting on the report, Anne Rainsberry, NHS England London Regional Director said: “As the Commission has progressed, it has been a privilege to hear, first hand, the passion of patients, members […]

The NHS has created new guidance to help empower families of people with learning disabilities to challenge any unacceptable care in the wake of abuse uncovered at a treatment unit. In 2011 Panorama exposed abuse at an in-patient Assessment and Treatment Unit for people with learning disabilities at Winterbourne View in South Gloucestershire. It led […]

The TransformLDN project was established in April 2014 by NHS England London’s Chief Nurse, Caroline Alexander, in collaboration with health and care leaders and commissioners from across London. The aim was to create a vision and declaration that inspires all community practitioners and commissioners to realise a community-led transformation in health and social care in […]

With the start of the new school year in London, Public Health England and NHS England are calling on all parents to ensure that their child is up to date with all recommended immunisations. Starting school is an exciting time for children but many start school not fully immunised. If your child is not fully […]

UPDATE At the time of issue the below information referencing a decision by NHS England was believed to be correct, but is now known to be inaccurate.  An update is now available to view. Pioneering approach, designed to save over 1,000 lives a year, will link local hospitals and GPs with specialist ‘centres of excellence’, […]

Innovative new pilot bringing together the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime with the capital’s police and health services. A new service is launching in London today to help thousands of people with mental health problems who come into contact with the capital’s front line police officers every year. Under the innovative new scheme, police […]

Parliamentarians from across the capital and beyond are meeting with NHS England (London) dementia experts today to pledge to transform London into the world’s first dementia friendly city. More than 40 MPs and decisions makers will join Eileen Sills CBE, Clinical Director for the London Dementia Strategic Clinical Network and Chief Nurse at Guy’s and […]

Local resident: “I am so glad I went along”. Hundreds of Barnet residents have visited a new pop up shop for advice on how to recognise the signs and symptoms of cancer, and to learn how to reduce the risk of developing the disease. Since opening on 5 June, registered nurses and cancer activists at […]

On 23 May 2014 NHS England launched their next phase of engagement on proposals to improve specialist cancer and cardiovascular services in north and east London and west Essex. The proposals, if implemented, could help save more than 1,000 lives by creating high volume centres of excellence for the delivery of specialist services for five […]